The University of Sharjah was established in 1997 with the aim and vision to contribute to the qualities shared by renowned universities around the world. The education and research programs we offer tend to be comprehensive and multi-disciplinary....

Courses are offered in a variety of fields ranging from Sharia and Law to Health Sciences, Medicine, Fine Arts and Design, Engineering and Communication. We also offer a wide range of degree programs at the diploma, BSc/BA, MSc/MA, and PhD levels as well as the Executive MBA (EMBA) program.

The University of Sharjah is a residential university with over 3,403 students living on campus. Students have access to extraordinary campus resources and a wide range of cultural and social activities and opportunities.

Everything from food and athletics to healthcare is available within a short walk and at reasonable prices and convenient hours. Our two sports complexes provide facilities for sports of all types, including swimming, tennis and football.

All
articles submitted for publication are subjected to peer refereeing. Final
acceptance is subject to authors making all appropriate modifications suggested
by the referees. Sole responsibility for contents rests with the authors, not
the editors or the Journal. The Editorial Board conducts initial review for all
the coming articles in order to decide whether they abide by the publishing
rules; hence are eligible for refereeing. The Editorial Board retains the right
of refusing an article without disclosing the reasons.

Publication
Conditions1.
The Journal publishes original articles written either in Arabic or English
languages in the fields of Humanities and Social Sciences.

2.
Manuscripts should not have been published before or considered for publication
elsewhere. A written statement to that effect should be submitted along with the
manuscript.

3.
Submitted manuscripts should not be parts of published books.

4.
Accepted manuscripts or parts of them cannot be published elsewhere without
written permission from the Editor-in-Chief.

5.
Authors must agree to transfer copyright to the publisher. If the Journal wishes
to reprint the article, prior permission must be obtained from the authors.

6.
Authors must disclose sources of funding.

7.
Manuscripts received by the Journal cannot be returned whether published or
not.

Manuscript
Requirements 1.
Publishing is exclusive to following types of research:

A. Field
Research (Applied Research ) : The researcher should include an
introduction indicating the subject of the research and the need for it,
identify the research method, and the method of data analysis, present and
discuss the conclusions and recommendations, and finally the bibliography.

B. Quality
Research (Analytical Research ) : The researcher provides an
introduction reviewing the research problem and questions. The introduction
should reveal the importance of the research and its value to science and
knowledge. The body of the research paper is divided into successive and related
parts with some degree of independence. Each part shows a certain topic within
the context of the whole subject. Such topic should have relation to the
previous one and prepare the reader for the next. The research is concluded with
a comprehensive summary and guidelines. The bibliography comes at the
end.

2.
Manuscripts should not exceed 35 pages of A4 size.

3.
Manuscripts must have the following sections: a one-page abstract in Arabic and
English (about 150 words each); keywords; introduction; main body divided into
the appropriate sections and sub-sections; conclusions; brief biographies of
authors; and a list of references.

4.
Authors' full names and current affiliations must be given immediately below the
title of the article.

5.
Manuscripts should be typed, double spaced, in Times New Roman, 14 points font
for the main text. Only one side of the sheet should be used and line spacing
should be double.

6.
The policy of the journal requires, as much as possible, that a research article
be composed of the following parts (regarding the field or empirical
research):

Introduction: This includes the theoretical framework of the research and related studies. Don't make an independent title for previous studies.

The study's problem, objectives, and questions or hypotheses.

Significance of the study

Limitations of the study (if any)

Definitions of variables

Study procedures which include:

The study population and sample

Study instruments

Instruments validity and reliability

Study instructions

The findings of the study

Discussion of the findings

Conclusions and recommendations

7.
Figures, graphs, and illustrations should be included in the text and should be
in black and white. They should also be consecutively numbered and given titles
and explanations beneath them.

8.
Tables should be included within the text and consecutively numbered and given
titles above them. Explanatory notes are written down beneath the tables.

9.
Margins should be 1.5 cm in width on all sides of the page.

10.
Notes should be placed at the end of each page when necessary only.

11.
The Journal does not publish research instruments. However, they should be
included within the presented transcript in order that the referees may review
them. These should not be included in the research article when it is presented
for final acceptance and printing.

12.
Citation in the text should be based to APA style, cite all references used
either at the beginning of a sentence or at the end of the sentence according to
the last name of author/authors and year of publication, as shown below:

At
the beginning of the sentence: According to Jackson and Smith (2005)………….
At the end of the sentence: …………. (Smith, 2004).Page numbers are
mentioned in the main text only in case of quotation. Footnotes may be used only
when it is necessary and can be numbered or bulleted with an
asterisk.13.
Citation in “References list” should be listed alphabetically according to the
author’s/authors’ last name/s (in accordance with APA style) as shown in the
examples bellow: